Greentea Peng at Meltdown: intoxicating, but in need of a lyrical sharpener

Backed by a nimble five-piece band, Wells purred her drowsy cosmic ruminations over a shape-shifting tapestry of jazz, rock, dub reggae, hip-hop, psychedelic soul and more. This was a bumpy show on some levels, notably the prominent baby bump that the singer recently teased on social media before revealing to the public in its full glory here. She deserves maximum respect for going onstage so heavily pregnant, a bold statement that recalls a 25-year-old Neneh Cherry appearing on Top of the Pops seven months into her first pregnancy in 1988. In a neat piece of symmetry, Wells makes a guest appearance on Cherry’s latest covers and remixes album, The Versions.